The Kybalion Correspondence Principle

As above, so below; as below, so abovesays the correspondence principle of The Kybalion. This principle is probably the most popular of the seven hermetic principles of The Kybalion. We are talking about a document published in 1908 that claims to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus who, according to legend, was Abraham’s guide. Apparently, these teachings date back to ancient Egypt.

Each chapter of The Kybalion It is dedicated to each of its seven principles or axioms that are considered universal laws. This school of thought dates back thousands of years. However, the principles he describes can be applied quite well to a modern setting. You just have to read it with an open mind, with the necessary disposition to understand the central essence of its axioms.

The principle of correspondence is the second of the seven hermetic principles of The Kybalion. This principle expresses the idea that there is always a correspondence between the laws of the phenomena of the various “planes” of being and life.

The correspondence plans

For hermetic philosophy The universe can be divided into three classes of phenomenaknown as the three great planes, namely:

The great physical plane: phenomena of the universe that includes everything related to the forces of physics and matter.The great mental plane: where the forms and perceptions of each person meet.The great spiritual plane: inaccessible to human beings, which contains forms superior to ours.

These divisions are more or less artificial and arbitrary. Well, The three categories are but ascending degrees of the great scale of life.whose lowest point is undifferentiated matter, and the highest point is that of the spirit.

For its part, it is assumed that the different planes overlap each other. So that no clear and sharp division can be made between the higher phenomena of the physical and the lower ones of the mental, or between the higher ones of the mental and the lower ones of the spiritual.

As above, so below; as below, so above

However, With this maxim it is established that there is harmony between the physical plane, the mental plane and the spiritual plane. That is, it means that everything, all planes of existence, are connected and in correspondence. The macrocosm is found in the microcosm and vice versa: solar systems, societies and life on Earth reflect the same.

What the correspondence principle The Kybalion What it means in an everyday environment is that whatever we do on the micro level, we will do it on the macro level.. Even the smallest habits influence the grand scheme of our behavior. By doing anything, we will also do everything. If you neglect one area of ​​your life, chances are that the rest will end up suffering from this neglect. We are talking about a butterfly effect at a vital level.

Your outer world is a reflection of your inner world

We can take the principle of correspondence of The Kybalion. Following the idea presented above, we can affirm that the external world tends to reflect our internal world.

So, The thoughts and images that we have in our consciousness begin to manifest, in many cases unconsciously, in our external circumstances. The mind takes everything as it is, it is difficult for it to distinguish between illusion, faith and real substance. It magnetizes interpretation with fact and begins to recreate exactly what we focus on most.

The outside world reflects your internal landscape. Consider everything that is happening and is good for you. Take into account the beauty you see around you. Consider the joy, love, light and life around you. All this would be a reflection of what is inside you. The same goes for what you consider to be bad. Therefore, unless you learn to face your own shadows, you will continue to see them in others, because the outside world is only a reflection of the world inside you.

The inner world is the cause, the outer world is the effect. To change the effect you have to change the cause. If there is chaos and havoc in your outer world, that means there is chaos and havoc in your inner world. If there is too little love in your outer world, chances are you don’t have much in your inner world either.

The way to control your inner world is not to try to control the outer world. That does not work. The way to get lasting results in controlling the outside world is to start controlling your inner world. Think that your inner world is that place where you have almost absolute power. However, outside of that power, although it is still influential, it is not equally dominant.

This process allows us to stop looking outside of ourselves for unique reasons to explain what happens to us and, instead, turn to the answers. It is not always easy to accept and act on our problems to heal the wounded parts within us.

How to put this principle into practice?

To put this principle into practice we can ask ourselves questions about our inner world and answer ourselves in the most sincere way possible. For this, it is valid ask ourselves: what is inside us? If there is envy, anger, discomfort, pride, lack of forgiveness, arrogance, etc.

According to this principle, by calming your inside, the outside will begin to calm down as if by magic. As it is inside so outside, as it is outside so inside. If you are bad inside, you will feel your life in a negative way. Likewise, if there are feelings of poverty inside you, this will manifest in your environment; If there is violence within you, then this will also manifest itself in your external world… and so on with every area of ​​your life.

Therefore, never hesitate to seek your inner peace, whatever the paradigm may be. Although many authors have put this idea into different theories and metaphors, it all comes from a basic experience: our inner world influences our behavior, modifying our environment in specific directions. Make sure you choose the right one.

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